German Benzoid tuner Brabus loves one thing above all else: torque. Famously known for saying, in effect, “We have created an engine so wonderful, so powerful, so precisely massaged that no known transmission can handle the Graf Spee-grade torque! As such, we have detuned it for you, the discriminating wealthy person!”

Given the company's proclivities, it's a no-brainer that Bottrop's premier tuning haus would apply its juju, voodoo and what-have-you to Daimler's latest Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, upping the diminutive vehicle's output from 73 hp to 80 hp. Its 100 lb-ft of torque--less than a mere eighth of the twist produced by its latest Mercedes-Benz C-class-based Rocket--is, of course, available from 0 rpm, undoubtedly giving the city car a measure of much-needed zip.

Making its debut at the Geneva motor show, the Brabus Smart Electric Drive also includes a custom front spoiler and rear-apron insert, leather seats, stainless pedals and a Brabus steering wheel, just so your passenger knows that you didn't cheap out and slap a set of schmancy wheels on your Mark 1, Mod 0 electric Fortwo.

Brabus also set to work on Smart's Ebike, doubling the motor's power to 500 watts and shaving a smidge of weight, resulting in a top speed of 28 mph. We've clocked 1970s Peugeot mopeds at similar speeds, though a Gallic two-stroke 50 isn't exactly a choice powertrain when it comes to winning plaudits from the California Air Resources Board.